The Dirty Dozen Redux (The Cleaner Dozen)
Our post on the organic dirty dozen (the fruits and vegetables you most want to eat in an organic state) is one of our most popular ever. And now, Now Magazine brings us the flipside with a bit of context. That’s right, if money is tight and you’re looking to save in the produce section, here are the ones that tend to have the lowest pesticide levels…
Pesticide Load On A Scale Of 1 To 100 (Best To Worst)
Avocado: 1
Onion: 1
Pineapple: 7
Mango: 9
Asparagus: 11
Sweet peas, frozen: 11
Kiwi: 14
Bananas: 16
Cabbage: 17
Broccoli: 18
Eggplant: 19
Papaya: 21
Nathan was thinking green at 10:24 AM on August 28, 2007
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